Archetype
Steady Hand
Never rushed, never rash — everything tidy.
Involvement94
Control92
Ball Winning90
Top rating94Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.87(23)
Interceptions
1.93(51)
Aerials won
1.25(33)
Touches
88.4
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 1%
- Interceptions / 90Top 5%
- Passes / 90Top 5%
- Touches / 90Top 10%
- Pass accuracy %Top 10%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 25%
- Errors → shot / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 1.4
Assists vs xA2 · 3.1
PenaltiesAll 1 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.60 |
| Interceptions /90 | 2.22 | 1.45 | 2.02 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.42 | 0.66 | 0.11 |
| Duels won /90 | 3.17 | 4.61 | 4.37 |
| Pass accuracy | 88.5% | 91.3% | 93.3% |
League-adjustedBEredivisie → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.04
0.01–0.05
Assists / 90*raw 0.08
0.02–0.14
Shots / 90raw 0.64
0.30–0.94
Key passes / 90raw 0.91
0.38–1.24
Tackles / 90raw 1.66
1.23–2.55
Interceptions / 90raw 1.93
0.96–3.33
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Elite among his peers: 93rd percentile for involvement among defenders aged 27–31.
vs defenders aged 27–31 · 230 peers · pool pct → age bandInvolvement
9493rd
-1Control
9291st
-1Projection
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Risk
Watch the downside: aerial (1st pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Aerial1
Sweeping1
Distribution1
Heating up: recent output is running above his season rate.
Rolling (last 5)Season avg±1 SD range
Tackles /903.19 rolling · 1.74 season
Heating up — Tackles 1.0 SD above season pace, likely to revert.
Steady on Interceptions, Blocks, Duels won — in line with season pace.
Availability36 apps · 3,056 min · ~85/game — last 5: ~82 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 100% of available games, 3056 minutes played
Market value
Value sliding — down 37% over the last year.
Current value
€22M
Peak value
€35M
Oct 2024
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
28 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.17 xG away to Twente, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Twente0.170.491
@ Fortuna Sittard0.160.160
vs Heerenveen0.150.09010 of 36 matches